Benapole Land Port
3,350 Bangladeshis return through Benapole since Apr 26; 17 test Covid positive
Despite travel restrictions and locked borders, 3,350 Bangladeshis returned through Benapole land port since April 26.
Seventeen of these India returnees have tested positive for Covid-19, said Benapole immigration officials.
Utpal Roy, medical officer of Benapole immigration health department, said people returning from India are being sent to 14-day mandatory quarantine.
Those who are already infected or getting infected later are being sent to the red zone of Jashore General Hospital’s Corona Unit, said the medical officer.
Benapole port immigration sources said most of the returnees went to India for treatment and are returning with special permission from the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata.
Some of the returnees said Bangladeshis would not have gone to India for treatment if our health service was developed enough.
Officer-in-Charge of Benapole immigration check post Ahsan Habib said everyday Bangladeshis are returning from India with NOC and Indians stuck in Bangladesh are following the same procedure.
Bangladesh’s border with India has remained shut since April 26 as the number of cases soared in the neighbouring country. But the movement of cargoes has remained unaffected.
Bangladeshi citizens currently travelling to India for treatment and having visas with validity for less than 15 days are allowed to enter Bangladesh through only Benapole, Akhaura and Burimari land ports after taking permission from Bangladesh Missions in New Delhi, Kolkata, and Agartala and with Covid-negative certificates.
38 Bangladeshi children return after languishing in Indian jail
Thirty-eight Bangladeshi children returned from India through Benapole after a two-year imprisonment for illegal entry.
Export-import through Benapole resumes after 3 days
Export and import activities through Benapole land port resumed on Sunday, after a three-day disruption in the wake of a strike enforced by Bangladeshi traders.
Indian goods import suspended at Benapole land port
The trading organisations at Benapole land port on Wednesday morning stopped import of Indian goods protesting against the refusal of Bangladeshi export items at Indian side.
Import activities through Benapole resume after 3 months
Import activities of perishable goods through Benapole Land Port resumed on Thursday night after three months.
Trade through Benapole land port resumes after 10 weeks
Trade between Bangladesh and India through the land port in Benapole resumed Sunday afternoon, after being suspended for two-and-half months.
Trade through Benapole port resumes after one month
Export-import activities through Benapole Land Port resumed on Thursday afternoon after a month-long pause following the coronavirus outbreak.
Benapole port closure leaves 2,000 workers jobless
Over 2,000 workers of Benapole Land Port have been jobless for nine days as the export-import activities through the port remained suspended since March 24 in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Besides, several hundred NGO workers who are dependent on the port and customs house here are going through a tough time due to the ongoing shutdown across the country.
Traders find it convenient for exporting and importing goods through the land port due to better communications system with neighbouring India.
Around 400 trucks carrying goods from India enter Bangladesh while around 200 go to the neighbouring country every day.
Around 2,000 workers are engaged at the port. Besides, several hundred NGO workers work at the port and customs house to earn their livelihoods.
The government earns at least Tk 20 crore as revenue from the port each day. But the shutdown has halted the revenue flow and left the workers without any job.
Passengers’ entry to India through land ports comes to halt
Following India’s decision suspending all visas, barring a few, the entry of passport passengers to the neighbouring country through all the land ports of the country remained halted from Friday afternoon.
Three int’l airports, one land port get five thermal scanners
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has provided five thermal scanners for the country’s three international airports and a land port.